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Santorini

The traditional architecture of Santorini is similar to that of the other Cyclades, with low-lying cubical houses, made of local stone and whitewashed or limewashed with various volcanic ashes used as colors. Read the rest of this entry »

Santorini, Greece

Santorini is located in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km southeast from Greece’s mainland. Santorini is volcanic islands; the largest island is Thira. The traditional architecture of Santorini is similar to that of the other Cyclades, with low-lying cubical houses, made of local stone and whitewashed or limewashed with various volcanic ashes used as colors. Santorini is one of the few Cyclades Islands with a major airport. It is about 6 km southeast of downtown Thira. Read the rest of this entry »